At 05:35 PM 3/5/99 PST, you wrote:
>David,
>Many British Leyland service centers used plastic and or metal plates
>that were embossed. These plates were used as a registration of sorts
>when the owner brought the car in for service. I own a Triumph that had
>a blue vinyl pouch. The blue pouch held, the owners manual, any
>warranty info, a service book and a plastic card that was embossed. The
>card/plate was taken and placed in a credit card type machine that took
>an impression on to the work order. Pretty cool eh? Not bad for a
>triumph guy too.
Not TOO bad (for a lesser marque)
When I bought my `76 B new it too came with a blue vinyl binder that had the
owners manual, warranty and service info and all the other new car clap-trap
stuff. In the inside front cover were two credit card sized spaces. One
was occupied by a similar metal embossed card which carried my name and a
bunch of other stuff which, at the time, meant nothing to me. Every time
the car was serviced this card was used to imprint the work order so, I
assume, BL new who to pay for what warranty work. The binder may still be
around here somewhere but the ID card and the car are both long gone.
Ross MacPherson
TC-3528 , `66 BGT, NEMGT - #11849
Surrey, BC, Canada
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